What was Saint James the Greater known for?

St. James was a fisherman who, with his brother John, worked in their father Zebedee’s business. Together they were among the first disciples of Jesus (Mt. 4:21-22). This James is distinguished from the Apostle James the Lesser, or Less, either due to his taller stature or his greater age. James the Greater is also one of the three Apostles who with Peter and John were invited by the Lord to come apart with Him on at least three occasions––the raising from the dead of Jairus’ daughter (Mk. 5:33ff; Lk. 8:49ff), the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor (Mt. 17:1; Mk. 9:2ff; Luke 9:28ff) and in the Garden of Gethsemane after the Last Supper (Mt. 26:33ff; Mk. 14:32ff).